Silent Cerebral Events/Lesions Related to Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: A Clinical Review

Does periprocedural anticoagulation management of atrial fibrillation affect the prevalence of silent thromboembolic lesion detected by diffusion cerebral magnetic resonance imaging in patients undergoing radiofrequency atrial fibrillation ablation with open irrigated catheters? Results from a prospective multicenter study

(2014) Luigi Di Biase et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Cerebral microembolization during atrial fibrillation ablation: Comparison of different single-shot ablation techniques

(2014) Alexandra Kiss et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Difficulty of MRI Based Identification of Lesion Age by Acute Infra-Tentorial Ischemic Stroke

(2014) Florian Grosse-Dresselhaus et al.   PLoS One

Evaluation and Reduction of Asymptomatic Cerebral Embolism in Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation, But High Prevalence of Chronic Silent Infarction

(2013) Atul Verma et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Microembolism and Catheter Ablation I

(2013) David E. Haines et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Asymptomatic brain lesions following laserballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation

(2013) Erik Wissner et al.   EUROPACE

Does the number of simultaneously activated electrodes during phased RF multielectrode ablation of atrial fibrillation influence the incidence of silent cerebral microembolism?

(2013) Marcus Wieczorek et al.   HEART RHYTHM

A Prospective Randomized Single-Center Study on the Risk of Asymptomatic Cerebral Lesions Comparing Irrigated Radiofrequency Current Ablation with the Cryoballoon and the Laser Balloon

(2013) BORIS SCHMIDT et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Acute Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Multipolar Irrigated Radiofrequency Ablation Catheter for Pulmonary Vein Isolation

(2013) THOMAS DENEKE et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Atrial Fibrillation, Silent Cerebral Ischemia, and Cognitive Function ∗

(2013) Steven Shea et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Subtle Post-Procedural Cognitive Dysfunction After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

(2013) Caroline Medi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Incidence and Long-Term Follow-Up of Silent Cerebral Lesions After Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using a Remote Robotic Navigation System as Compared With Manual Ablation

(2012) Andreas Rillig et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Microembolism and Catheter Ablation II

(2012) David E. Haines et al.   Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Asymptomatic cerebral lesions during pulmonary vein isolation under uninterrupted oral anticoagulation

(2012) Martin Martinek et al.   EUROPACE

3 Tesla MRI-Detected Brain Lesions after Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation: Results of the MACPAF Study

(2012) KARL GEORG HAEUSLER et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Venice Chart International Consensus Document on Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: 2011 Update

(2012) ANTONIO RAVIELE et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Investigation into Causes of Abnormal Cerebral MRI Findings Following PVAC Duty-Cycled, Phased RF Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

(2012) MARCUS WIECZOREK et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Impact of Ablation Catheter Irrigation Design on Silent Cerebral Embolism After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Results from a Pilot Study

(2012) MARCO SCAGLIONE et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Silent Brain Injury After Cardiac Surgery: A Review

(2012) Xiumei Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

New Ischemic Brain Lesions on Diffusion-Weighted MRI after Carotid Artery Stenting with Filter Protection: Frequency and Relationship with Plaque Morphology

(2011) D. Stojanov et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY

Postablation asymptomatic cerebral lesions: Long-term follow-up using magnetic resonance imaging

(2011) Thomas Deneke et al.   HEART RHYTHM

Incidence of Silent Cerebral Thromboembolic Lesions After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation May Change According to Technology Used: Comparison of Irrigated Radiofrequency, Multipolar Nonirrigated Catheter and Cryoballoon

(2011) FIORENZO GAITA et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Association of Left Atrial Fibrosis Detected by Delayed-Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging and the Risk of Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

(2011) Marcos Daccarett et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Incidence of Asymptomatic Intracranial Embolic Events After Pulmonary Vein Isolation

(2011) Claudia Herrera Siklódy et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Cerebral Microembolism During Coronary Angiography

(2011) Juliane Jurga et al.   STROKE

Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Cause of Silent Thromboembolism?

(2010) Fiorenzo Gaita et al.   CIRCULATION

MEDAFI-Trial (Micro-embolization during ablation of atrial fibrillation): comparison of pulmonary vein isolation using cryoballoon technique vs. radiofrequency energy

(2010) T. Neumann et al.   EUROPACE

Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: The Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

(2010) et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Silent Cerebral Infarcts and Cerebral White Matter Lesions in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

(2010) Akiko Kobayashi et al.   Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases

White matter changes and diabetes predict cognitive decline in the elderly: The LADIS Study

(2010) A. Verdelho et al.   NEUROLOGY

Incidence and predictors of silent cerebral embolism during pulmonary vein catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

(2009) J. W. Schrickel et al.   EUROPACE

Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery Evolution Within 12 Hours From Stroke Onset

(2009) Martin Ebinger et al.   STROKE

Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Isolation With the Cryoballoon Technique

(2008) Thomas Neumann et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY